NFS Porsche 2000 and XP

I just dusted off an old Need for speed Porsche as I havent played it in a
while - However, it will not run under XP - Is there any simple way around
this. I downloaded a so called XP fix, but it still wont work.

Thanks all

> I just dusted off an old Need for speed Porsche as I havent played it in a while - However, it will not run under XP -
> Is there any simple way around this. I downloaded a so called XP fix, but it still wont work.

Did you run the 3dsetup program?

"Jeff Reid" > wrote in message
news:lUPGf.3736$MJ.874@fed1read07...
>> I just dusted off an old Need for speed Porsche as I havent played it in
>> a while - However, it will not run under XP - Is there any simple way
>> around this. I downloaded a so called XP fix, but it still wont work.
>
> Did you run the 3dsetup program?
>
Yes, I did - still no joy

"Whoever" <no one> wrote in message

> I just dusted off an old Need for speed Porsche as I havent played
> it in a while - However, it will not run under XP - Is there any
> simple way around this. I downloaded a so called XP fix, but it
> still wont work.
> Thanks all

I had the same problem ages ago so gave up. BUt then I tried it again the
other day and it worked! God knows what the difference was, I haven't
upgraded my system for years.

"Whoever" <no one> wrote in message
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>I just dusted off an old Need for speed Porsche as I havent played it in a
>while - However, it will not run under XP - Is there any simple way around
>this. I downloaded a so called XP fix, but it still wont work.
>
> Thanks all
>

always check http://www.ntcompatible.com/
for older games.

NFS:PU needs to have a dll file deleted/renamed from the installation
directory for the game to start.

--
Mika Takala

I run this game on XP, 2000 and 98SE. Guess Im just lucky.

"Whoever" <no one> wrote in message
...
> I just dusted off an old Need for speed Porsche as I havent played it in a
> while - However, it will not run under XP - Is there any simple way around
> this. I downloaded a so called XP fix, but it still wont work.
>
> Thanks all
>
>

It hangs at the "splash" screen?

You could try one of these fixes:

1. Delete "gimmie.dll" (can disable the network part of NFS-PU)
2. Set your "paging file" to zero or a quite small value (256Mb) (Might not
make you other applications happy)
3. Install a registry fix some kind soul made that forces XP to handle
memory in a "Win98-fashion" when NFS-PU runs or something like that. (The
real fix)

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Jone T